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In reply to the discussion: The relatively quick acceptance of the ACA shows why Medicare for All will win. [View all]guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)32. Agreed. An avalanche also starts out small and slow.
It is all about presenting the issue because, as you say, people know how bad the US system of paying for healthcare truly is.
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The relatively quick acceptance of the ACA shows why Medicare for All will win. [View all]
guillaumeb
Sep 2017
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But if people demand loudly enough, even the deafest politicians will hear the sound.
guillaumeb
Sep 2017
#5
This will make the likelihood of de-funding the ACA likely with millions losing insurance.
Trust Buster
Sep 2017
#9
Not unsupported at all. After repeal and replace failed, Republicans were beginning to seriously
Trust Buster
Sep 2017
#14
It is not speculation. The ACA will die without a fix. There isn't a clear majority of Dems on this
Trust Buster
Sep 2017
#19
Any words about what happens to the employees caught up in the private sector insurance companies?
haveahart
Sep 2017
#10
Your earlier post was that even foreign conservatives supported of national health plans. Links show
Hoyt
Sep 2017
#34
I did not say "every single conservative in every country" supported single payer.
guillaumeb
Sep 2017
#36
The articles are about major conservative parties and candidates. You can still support single payer
Hoyt
Sep 2017
#39
Overall, 33% of the public now favors a single payer approach to health insurance.
Hoyt
Sep 2017
#41
Agreed. And it is moving the goalposts to the left, instead of constantly shifting to the right.
guillaumeb
Sep 2017
#38